Quotations From Gerald Ford

"I had a life-long ambition to be a professional baseball player, but nobody would sign me."

"In baseball when they say you're out, you're out. It's the same way in politics."

"I usually play the outfield, but everybody else refuses to catch so I'm stuck."

"I was single, practicing law. People said it was fun. Well, I went, and it sure was. The gals played hard and skillfully and put on a good show. Those ladies took it very seriously. They drew real well. Fans for very intense and partisan. They really had a flair. It was good competition."

Quotations About Gerald Ford

"Nobody's going on the field (Hank Aaron's 714^th home run). We won't interrupt the game." - Red's General Manager Dick Wagner "Dick this is very simple. The Vice President is going to participate in a field ceremony right now. You have a ladder brought out, or you're suspended immediately." - Commissioner Bowie Kuhn

"The President took all the news (losing the presidency) very calmly. I'd seen Enos Slaughter get more upset about an umpire say 'Strike two' then Gerald Ford did when he realized he wasn't going to win a presidential election." - Joe Garagiola

"Over the years, I played in the congressional baseball game with the greats - Ford, Bush and Michel." - Congressman Silvio Conte

Quotations From & About Gerald Ford